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Peluasan SST penampan negara hadapi tempoh sukar, kata pakar ekonomi

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

21-Jun-2025, 09:30PETALING JAYA: Peluasan cukai jualan dan perkhidmatan (SST) dijangka berkuat kuasa bulan depan, akan mengukuhkan penampan fiskal kerajaan di tengah-tengah ketidaktentuan global yang semakin meningkat, tercetus akibat peperangan, ketegangan perdagangan dan perubahan dasar Amerika Syarikat.
Expanded SST offers nation buffer in tough times, say economists

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

PETALING JAYA: The expansion of the sales and service tax (SST), set to take effect next month, will strengthen the government’s fiscal buffer amid rising global uncertainty fuelled by wars, trade tensions, and shifting US policies. Economists say the move could help reduce national debt, raise tax revenue, and create more fiscal space for spending on critical areas such as healthcare, education, and targeted assistance for lower-income households.
6 judges honoured with rare elevation ceremony in Penang

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: Six High Court judges were honoured at a rare judicial elevation ceremony here today, reviving a long-standing tradition with roots dating back over two centuries. Today’s ceremony presided over by senior judge Justice Rozana Ali Yusoff was the first to honour six judges at once. They were: Quay Chew Soon, Anand Ponnudurai, Azizan Arshad, Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James, Fathiyah Idris and Rofiah Mohamad.
Strong investor interest, but Penang land take-up modest, says Chow

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said despite the state continuing to attract investors amid a global semiconductor boom, demand for new industrial land remains modest, with just about 100 acres (40ha) taken up each year. The state government, however, has over 2,000 acres (800ha) of industrial land earmarked for development, including sites under acquisition, reclamation or request-for-proposal stages, to ensure long-term availability for future growth.
Embrace AI and get set for high-income roles, workers told

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: The country’s workforce must embrace the use of artificial intelligence in their work and not fear it, says human resources minister Steven Sim. He said the workforce must be ready for digital, high-income roles and not just low-skilled work. “AI is already changing the world of work. But instead of losing out, we must use it to our gain. The only way is to keep learning, at any age,” he told over 600 participants at the National Training Week (NTW) 2025 Learning Tour in Penang.
Older Malaysians in need of integrated eldercare, says Unicef M’sia | FMT

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Pan Eu Joe

The organisation’s social policy specialist Lee Min Hui urges a cradle-to-grave care model, warning that current fragmented systems undermine ageing-in-place efforts.
Penang expands 5% discount for properties to all buyers

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has decided to broaden a targeted 5% housing discount on about 3,000 unsold properties to all buyers, reversing an earlier campaign that was limited to Indian Muslims. Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the offer, under the Madani Ownership Campaign, would run for one year starting today. As of last year, there were 2,796 such units.
Kenapa lesen syarikat bas tak batal dari awal, soal bekas KP

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

17-Jun-2025, 23:44PETALING JAYA: Bekas pegawai keselamatan jalan raya soal mengapa lesen syarikat bas yang terlibat dalam nahas maut di Gerik tidak dibatal sebelum ini walaupun gagal audit keselamatan yang ditetapkan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ). Suret Singh, ketua pengarah pertama Jabatan Keselamatan Jalan Raya, berkata kematian 15 pelajar Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) itu boleh dielakkan sekiranya lesen syarikat itu dibatalkan dari awal.
Why wasn’t bus firm’s licence revoked earlier, asks ex-official

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

PETALING JAYA: A former top road safety official has asked why the bus company involved in the fatal Gerik crash did not have its licence revoked earlier even though it had failed all seven safety audit criteria set by the road transport department (JPJ). Suret Singh, the first director-general of the road safety department, said the deaths of the 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students could have been avoided if the company’s licence had been cancelled before this.
Rompak ahli perniagaan, 4 termasuk 2 polis dipenjara 12 tahun

1 week ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Ho Kit Yen

17-Jun-2025, 14:06KUALA LUMPUR: Empat individu termasuk dua anggota polis dijatuhi hukuman penjara 12 tahun dan lima sebatan setiap seorang kerana merompak wang tunai RM1.13 juta milik seorang ahli perniagaan, empat tahun lalu.